USDA Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants for Drinking Water Utilities

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants can provide funds to rural communities at two levels:

A maximum grant of $500,000 to communities with a significant decline in quantity or quality of drinking water due to an emergency

A maximum grant of $150,000 to make emergency repairs and replacement of facilities on existing systems

Grants are also awarded when a significant decline in quality and quantity of water is imminent. The grants can pay to obtain or maintain adequate quantities of water that meet Safe Drinking Water Act standards.